Man&#39;s undergarment



April 17, 1951 P. FRIEDMAN MEN'S UNDERGARMENT Filed Sept. so, 1948 INVENTOR. 1 z'lzjv Eiedmazz.

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Patented Apr. 17, 1951 v UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,549,374 7 MANs UNDERGARMENT Philip Friedman, New York, N. Y.

Application September 30, 1948, Serial No. 52,050

. Claims. I 1

My invention is an improvement in undergarments; particularly mens shorts or trunks.

An object of the invention is to provide a pair of trunks or shorts of simple design and shaped to serve also as a convenient suspensory; conforming to the wearers figure, especially at the crotch thereof, and highly conducive to the comfort of the user.

The nature and advantages of the invention are set out in the following description; and the novel features defined in the appended claims. But this disclosure is by way of example only and I 'may change the embodiment set forth herein without deviation from the essential character of the improvement.

On the drawings:

Figure 1 shows the completed article;

Figure 2 is a view showing how a lining strip for the front of the garment is manipulated before attaching; s

Figure 3 is a side view of the front of the garment;

Figures 4, 5, 6 and 7 are plan views of pieces to be joined together,as by sewing, to make a pair of trunks according to my invention; and

Figure 8 shows one of the parts of the garment in the first stage of working to produce the garment.

The parts of the article comprise a back piece I, a front piece 2, and reinforcing bands 3 and 4, for the fly opening and crotch respectively of the garment. The pieces I and 2 are united along the side edges 5. They are unattached along the concave edges 6 and 'I', which leave the openings 8 for the legs; and they further are sewed along the concave lower edge 9 of the part I and the recessed bottom edge In of the part 2. The front piece 2 has a central cut II extending from the what longer than the edge 9 of the back I, and

has two shallow pointed recesses I2, with a short triangular projection I3 at the middle in line with the cut II. The recesses I2 begin at the edges I. When the parts I and 2 are joined together along the lower ends 9 and I0, the front piece 2 is folded along a line I4 running from the end of the projection I3 to the adjacent end of the cut II, and along the converging lines I5 running to the same end of the cut II from the corners I6 at the inner ends of the recesses I2. The triangular portions between the line I4, the lines I5 and the side edges ll of the projection I3 are thus superposed, making the corners I6 of the recesses I2 coincide. This produces a pointed pleat I8 which is stitched adjacent the lines I4 and I5, to hold it in place. When the pleat is finished the edges 9 and II] are of the same length, and can be readily united. The point of the pleat is up, and the lower side of the pleat is the base of the triangular outline of this pleat.

The formation of thepleat I8 causes the edges of the cut' II to spread or diverge, as indicated in Figure 8. Hence, the stitching together of the edges of this cut from the top of the garment down to a point some distance below the top, will cause the front of the garment to bulge somewhat; and this bulging part I9 of the front will serve as a comfortable suspensory for the wearers scrotum. The strip 4 is attached to the outside, over the united edges 9 and I0,the edges of the strip 4 being inturned when the strip is sewed on, and the ends of the strip are turned over the edges of the leg openings and into the latter. The bulging effect is illustrated in Figure 3.

The edges 8 and 9 being concave cause the garment to be concave between the leg openings; as illustrated at 20; and thus conform to the shape of the crotch of the user. This fact enhances the effect of the baggy part I9 and renders the garment very comfortable.

Both edges of the cut I I are lined by the strip 3 which is doubled lengthwise into overlying longitudinal folds 2! and 22, and then bent crosswise at the middle into two halves; one half of the strip 3 receiving one edge of the cut and the remaining half the other; the edges of the strip being turned in for hemming. At the inner or lower end of the cut the strip or band 3 is twisted through half a turn, as shown at 23 so that each part presents its edges to the adjacent edge of the cut; and receives the edge of the out between its folds. The two parts of the strip are sewed together along a portion of their length at the top, but are unattached between said portions and the end of the cut to leave a fly opening 24.

The manner in which the strip 3 is doubled lengthwise is illustrated in Figure 2. When the strip is twisted at the middle the fold 2 I a in front along the upper half overlying the rear fold 22a becomes the rear fold 2Ib in the lower half. Likewise the positions of the folds 22a and 22b of the upper and lower half are reversed; the 1 part 22b now being in front overlying the fold 2Ib. But when the strip is next bent and the lower part turned in a backward direction, the fold 2Ib is again presented to the observer, and

the fold 22b away. Thus the folds 21a and 2lbare always presented on the outside of the garment and the folds 22a and 22b inside. One edge of the cut lies between the folds 21a and 22a, the other edge is between the folds Zlb and 22b. The strip is bent on itself along the transverse line 25.

Along the upper edge the garment can be folded over as indicated at 25, to enclose an elastic strip to encircle the waist if desired.

The article is thus seen to be quite simple, made of few parts, and easily produced. It is easy to wear and calculated to give the wearer comfort of a high degree.

The cut I I can be omitted if necessary to make the bulging part l9 larger and more pronounced.

Having described my invention what I believe to be new is:

1. A garment having a back and front united along the sides and fully open at the top, with openings atthe bottom adjacent the sides, the back and front being united between said openings along concave lines, the front having superposed triangular portions making a pointed pleat extending upward from its lower part, to produce a bulging portion therein.

2. A garment comprising a back piece and a front piece secured together at the sides, the garment being open at the top, said pieces having unsecured edges adjacent the lower part to leave openings and concave edges uniting the lower ends of said edges, the concave edge on the front piece being longer than on the back piece, the front piece having superposed triangular portions making a triangular pleat with an upper pointed end and the opposite end forming a base adjacent the attached concave edges, and the pointed end of said pleat being adjacent the middle of said front piece.

3. A garment comprising a back piece and a front piece secured together at the sides, the garment being open at the top, said pieces having unsecured edges adjacent the lower part to leave openings and concave edges uniting the lower ends of said edges, the concave edge on the front piece being longer than on the back piece, the concave lower edge of the front piece having a central projection, with recesses at each side thereof, said front piece being folded along a line at the middle of the projection and along lines running from the center of said recesses and converging to the middle line to form a triangular pleat.

4. A garment comprising a back piece and a front piece secured together at the sides, the garment being open at'the top, said pieces having unsecured edges adjacent the lower part to leave openings and concave edges uniting the lower ends of said edges, the concave edge on the front piece being longer than on the back piece, the concave lower edge of the front piece havin a central projection, with recesses at each side thereof, said front piece being folded along a line at the middle of the projection and along lines running from the center of said recesses and converging to the middle line to form a triangular pleat, the projection and the recesses being triangular.

5. A garment comprising a back piece and a front piece secured together at the sides, the garment being open at the top, said pieces having unsecured edges adjacent the lower part to leave openings and attached edges uniting the lower ends of said unsecured edges, the front piece having superposed triangular portions making a triangular pleat with an upper pointed end and the opposite end forming a base adjacent the attached concave edges, and the pointed end of said pleat being adjacent themiddle of said front piece.

PHILIP FRIEDMAN.

REFERENCES CITED FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date France Apr. 22. 1938 Number 

